01345nam a22001577a 4500 514785 514785 201212b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Fan, Jiabin. et al 21735 Bounded solidarity and mobile technology: The decline of core networks in Kerala Sociological Bulletin 69(2), Aug, 2020: p.191-214 We examine whether the widespread adoption of mobile technology is associated with changes in core social networks over the main decade of mobile diffusion in India. We focus primarily on network size, as well as the type and location of relationships. Grounded in interaction ritual theory, Ling’s bounded solidarity thesis suggests that mobile communication may reconfigure social bonds, leading to a focus on family and friends over workmates and acquaintances, as well as more local networks. This study analyses data from three waves of data (2002–2013) from the state of Kerala. Our key findings are generally consistent with bounded solidarity: family ties increased at the expense of work ties, and there was a shift away from regional and international ties towards local relationships. - Reproduced Core networks, Mobile phones, Emails, Internet, South Asia 19647 Sociological Bulletin TELECOMMUNICATION - KERALA AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 388798 IIPA IIPA 2020-12-12 69(2), Aug, 2020: p.191-214 AR123663 2020-12-12 AR